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Matters of Care

Matters of Care

Lead Advocate or Care Manager's Name:Caryn Cochran, LCSW

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Greater Sacramento area and Northern California

Caryn Cochran, LCSW founded Matters of Care to ease the impact a medical crisis has on patients and their families by handling the complexity of insurance, disability and financial benefits, bills, healthcare providers, treatments, and identifying resources that can help.Caryn is a medical social worker who provides expertise in resources and support for patients facing catastrophic illnesses and injuries and has unique expertise in the special needs of ill/injured children and working-age adults. Navigating the byzantine world of health insurance and medical bills, healthcare systems, disability benefits is a key service of Matters of Care. Caryn has a proven track record of first-round approvals on applications for federal and state disability benefits. With experience working in a hospital, medical clinic and in home and community neuro-rehabilitation, Caryn has an insider’s knowledge of healthcare and health insurance systems and comes alongside her patients and families to advocate for them and bridge the gap between them and their medical providers and insurers. In addition, Caryn is a licensed clinical social worker and has provided individual and group therapy to patients and their families facing medical crises. She provides supportive counseling and provides hand-picked referrals to psychological and spiritual support services when needed.